Peter De Vries
Peter De Vries
Peter De Vrieswas an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit. He has been described by the philosopher Daniel Dennett as "probably the funniest writer on religion ever"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth27 February 1910
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational marriage children
The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.
god fear order
It is the final proof of God's omnipotence that he need not exist in order to save us.
years letters today
A hundred years ago Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Letter was given an A for adultery; today she would rate no better than a C-plus.
funny mothers-day mom
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after.
work writing written-word
I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.
inspirational motivational food
Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.
funny-life men exit
Life is a crowded superhighway with bewildering cloverleaf exits on which a man is liable to find himself speeding back in the direction he came.
love marriage wedding
The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality, but must live with a character.
true-love enmity love-one-another
We must love one another, yes, yes, that's all true enough, but nothing says we have to like each other.
life zoos bad-day
Life is a zoo in a jungle.
life morning inspiration
I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning.